NEW ORLEANS – Ahead of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will travel to Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX, to thank those cities for their open arms after the storm, to meet with former city residents and faith leaders displaced by the catastrophic storm and share with them the region’s growth, recovery and long-term resilience planning a decade later, and encourage them to come back home. The two-day tour is part of a weeks-long effort to thank those who have assisted New Orleans, invite former New Orleans residents home and demonstrate the city’s resilience ten years after the storm.
More than a million people were displaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with Atlanta and Houston seeing two of the largest populations of displaced New Orleanians. Today, thousands of former New Orleans residents still live in those cities.
On Wednesday, August 19, at 11:30 a.m., Mayor Landrieu will join Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for a press conference at Atlanta’s City Hall to discuss New Orleans’ growth and recovery over the last ten years and to thank the people of Atlanta for their generosity. At 7:30 p.m., Mayor Landrieu will join Bishop Paul S. Morton and other Atlanta-based faith leaders for a commemorative worship service at Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church to reflect, commemorate, unite and heal. Mayor Landrieu will meet with former New Orleans residents to discuss the progress of the city since Hurricane Katrina, highlight opportunities available back home and encourage the city’s diaspora to return to their community.
On Thursday, August 20, at 4:00 p.m. Mayor Landrieu will join Houston Mayor Annise Parker and other leaders for a press conference at Houston’s City Hall to discuss New Orleans’ growth and recovery over the last ten years and to thank the people of Houston for their generosity and open arms. At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Landrieu will join Bishop R.C. Blakes, Senior Pastor, for a commemorative worship service at New Home Ministries to reflect, commemorate, unite and heal. Mayor Landrieu will meet with former New Orleans residents to discuss the progress of the city since Hurricane Katrina, highlight opportunities available back home, and encourage the city’s diaspora to return to their community.
Atlanta – Wednesday, August 19, 11:30 a.m.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
Press Conference to Thank the Citizens of Atlanta
Atlanta City Hall
55 Trinity Ave. S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Atlanta – Wednesday, August 19, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Bishop Paul S. Morton, Senior Pastor
Katrina 10 Commemorative Worship Service:
A Time to Reflect, Commemorate, Unite and Heal
Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church
2600 H. F. Shepard Dr.
Decatur, GA 30034
Houston – Thursday, August 20, 4:00 p.m.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Houston Mayor Annise Parker
Former Houston Mayor Bill White
Former Harris County Judge Robert Eckels
Press Conference to Thank the Citizens of Houston
Houston City Hall
Proclamations Room
901 Bagby St.
Houston, TX 77002
Houston – Thursday, August 20, 7:00 p.m.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Bishop R.C. Blakes Jr., Senior Pastor, New Home Ministries
Katrina 10 Commemorative Worship Service:
A Time to Reflect, Commemorate, Unite and Heal
New Home Ministries Church
4805 Schurmier Rd.
Houston, TX 77048
The “Katrina10: Resilient New Orleans” commemoration effort will mark the official 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2015. Katrina10 is an effort to reflect on the lives and property lost during the most expensive disaster in this nation’s history, honor the thousands who helped New Orleans recover, and celebrate the work and successes the city has seen in creating a more resilient future.
Leading up to the anniversary, Katrina10 will bring together local and national leaders, policy experts, community members and the media for a series of events throughout the summer that examine the history of the city, the progress made since Hurricane Katrina and the challenges that remain, along with the strategies employed to address them.
